Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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HO~CHST AXTIEN~ESELhSCHAFT HOE 93/F 197 Dr. D/pe ~ ;
Description .
Drug formulation~ compri~i~g coated, v~y ~paringly .
water-~oluble drug~ ~or inhalatio~al pharmaceutlcal
form~, and proce~ for t~eir preparati~n~
The invention ralate~ to drug formulation~ compri~i~g one
or more very ~parinyly water-soluble, m-~ronized drug~
which $s/are lyophilized or apray-drieil toge~her with a
~pecial ampholytic ~ur~acta~ 801uble i~ watsr to give a
10 micellar~olloidal ~olution. --
The drugs coated in this way, do~ed into ~inal con-
~ainer~, optionally with the addition of propellant gas
liquefiable under pre~aure, are suitabl~ a~ an i~h,31a-
tional phanmaceutical form.
Drug ~ormula~ion~ o~ very ~paringly watar-soluble drugs,
suitable for inhalatio~, ~r~ described.
Thu~ ~P-A-O 465 841 relate~ to guick-acting inhalational
pharmaceutical ~orm o~ the very paringly w~ter-soluble
~uro~midei or pireta~ide.
Th~ powder ~nhalant (= DPI) de~cribed in ~aid patent
application ha~ a poor lo~al tolerance; th~ low wetta-
bility of the very ~pari~gly ~ater-soluble drug~ cau~e~ :
irritation o~ the pulmouary muaoaa (c~. Rarl Tho~a,
Aero~ole (Aero~ole), Frank~urt/Mai~, 1979, pags 154-
160~.
In addition, th~ high proportiona o~ ad~unc~ ~up to 50
o~ lacto~e), which are ab~olu ely e0~e~tial or reducing
the knowTl adhe~lon and agglomeration properties o~ v~ry
sparingly wa~er-~ol~le, mi~ron~zed drug~, exa~0rbate the
irritat~on phenomena o~ tha pulmonary ~uco~a.
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Tha co~trolled-do~age aero~ol (= MDI~ alao de~crib~d i~
~P~A-O 465 841 is a ~u~penRion aarosol a~d ha~ the
following di~advantages:
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1. the propellant gas ~ixture liquefiable ~nder :
pre~ure, u~ed as propellant, ia baaed purely on
CFC~ 9 i.e. its future u~e wlll be ban~ed by tha new
lagi~lation,
2. the p~yaiolo~ically ac~eptable ~uape~ion ~id~ u~ed,
which have ~ur~ace-active properti~ and are ~oluble
in the CFC base, auch a~ oleic acid, be~alko~ium
chloride, lecithin and ~orbita~ triolQate, are
~p~ringly ~oluble or in801ubl8 i~ t:he chlori~e-free,
10partially ~luorinated hydrocarbons liquefiable under
pxe~ure (R HFCa~ which are to b~ ~ermi~ible i~ the
utuxe, i.e. they ~a~ ~o longer ~c u~ed in the
futur~ if the conventional preparative proc~se~ are
to be retained.
Apart from tho~e mentio~ed under 2.~ the literature
de~cribes other ~urfa~s-acti~e ~ub~tance~ ~hich di8801ve
in the ~FC medium a3 ~u~pen~ion aid~ for co~ rolled-
do~age ~u0~en~ion aeroaol formulations ~cP. e. g.
WO 91/11173, WO 92/00062 a~d P-A-0 504 112). ~.
2~ Bacau~e their i~h~lation toxicity i~ ~till unknown, these
othsr aurfaca-acta~e ~b~tanc~a ar~ not yet p0rmittQd for
inhalational phar~aceutical form~.
The li~erature further de~crlb~s a proc0~R ~or the
coating o~ cer ain drugs with th~ hithert~ con~entional
~u~p~n~ion aids ol~ic ac~d, bs~al~on~um chlorid~,
lecithin and ~orbitan ~rioleate, and t~e u~e o~ the
coated drug~ in controll~d-do3age ~u~pen~on asro~ol
formulation~ ba~ed on CFCa or ~FC~ (c. WO 92/984473,
optionally w3th ethanol a~ co~olvent (c~. ~O 92/084463.
For phy~ical r~a~on~, howe~ar, the pro~eaa de~crib~d in
~aid pat~n~ do~ument~ i~ not suitabl~ ~or th~ uniform,
continuoua an~ con~tant-weight coating of ~ach i~dlvidual
micronized drug particle; th~ e~aporatio~ of ths 301~ent
lne~itably produc~ a chromatcgraphy a ~ect, which lead~
not only to ~he ~ormat~on of drug particl~3 coa~sd to
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differsnt thi~k~es~e~, but al~o to coar~ening of the
particle~ a~ a re~ult o~ conglutination.
Furthermore, it is only po~ible to coa~ drug~ wh~ch are
very ~paringly soluble or have a limited ~olubility in
the non-polar ~ol~ents described, ~.g. isope~tan~ and
trichloro~luoromethane, i.e. preferably hydrophilic
drug~.
Equally, i~ i8 only po~3ible to uze adjunct~ which are
~oluble in the ~ol~ente des~ribed, i.~. pre~erably
lipophilic adjunct~.
The literature alao de~cribe~ tha U8~ 0~ chlorine-free,
partially fluorinated hydroc~rbons ligue~iable under
pre~sure (= HFC~ .g. he~tafluoropropane (1,1,1,2,3,
3,3-hepta~luoropropane, R 227) or tetra~luoroethane
(1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, R 134a3, a~ propellan~ for
i~dustrial and ~osmetic aeroBol~ (cf. EP-A-0 384 371) a~
well a~ for pharmaceutical aerosol~ ~c~. EP-B-0 372 777),
optionally mixed with haloge~-freq hydrocarbo~ (c~
W0 91/11496) or mix~d with ethaaol (cf. DE-A-41 23 663~.
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The object o the in~e~tion wa~:
a. to improve the kno~n poor tolerance o~ ~cry ~par-
ingly water-~oluble drug~ which are ~st ea~ily
wettable on th~ pulmona~y muco~a and which therafore
~ause irritation,
b. to ~orm~late inhalational pharmaceutical ~orm6 wi~h
v~ry ~paringly wator-~olubl0 drug~ ln the orm o~
powdar inhalanta or controlled-dosag0 ~u~pen~lon
aero~ol~ with the chlorina-free, par~ially fluorina-
ted propellant ga~ u8~iable under ~re~ure
(R 22~), a~d
c. to minimize the ~ub~tance loadi~g in the lun~ caueed
by formulation constitu~nts.
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Thi~ object i8 achieved by the discovery of a ~olid
~table combinatio~ compri~ing vexy sparingly water-
~oluble, micronized drug and a ~atural ampholyt~c ~ur-
factant ~oluble in water to gi~e a micellar/colloidal
solution. This combination i~ al80 referred to herea~t~r
a~ a drug/adjunct pair (= DAP).
An ampholytic ~ur~actant i~ a natural, phyQiologically
acceptable ampholyte ~ol~ble in water to give a micel-
: lar/colloldal solution and i8 analogou~ to the endogenou3
3urfactant (cf. ~rn~t Mutachler, Ar~neimittelwirkungen
(Drug ActionR), 6th edition, Stuttgart:, 1991, and Wolf-
Dieter Reidel, Phy~iologia ~Phy~iolo~3y), 6th edition,
Stuttgart - New York, 1988~
Soluble to give ~ micellar/colloidal ~olu~ion msan~ that
the ampholyte forms both micelleB and colloids (0.1 to
~ 0 0 nm) .
Micronized drug means that it3 particle ~ize i8 ~uitable
for inhalation, i.e. ~maller ~han 5 ~m.
The invention ~herefors relateB ~o a drug formul taon
~ompri~ing a very sparingly water-~oluble, micro~i~ed
drug or a very ~parin~ly water-æoluble, micronized drug
mixture, wherei~ the drug or the dru~ mlxture i~ coated
with a natural, phy~iologically acceptable a~pholy4
~ur~ctant ~oluble in ~ater to gi~ a mic~llar/colloidal
solution.
The invantion further relate~ to a proce~s ~or the pre-
para~tion of the DAP, i.e. coating o~ the drug or dru~
! mixture, which compri~e~ ~u~pending the very eparingly
water-~oluble, mlcronix~d drug or drug mixtura in tho
a~ueou~ ~icellar/colloidal 801uk~ on of ths ampholytlc
~ur~actant and then ~pray-dryi~g or lyophilizing kh~
! ~u~pe~ion.
In the carryi~g-out of the proce~ according to the
in~ention, the ~ery ~paringly water-~oluble drug or drug
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mix~ure i~ micronized by conventional method~, e.g.
precipitatio~ a~d grinding.
Drring ~y lyophilization i~ pr~erred.
The ~olid ~table DAP according ~o th~ invs~tion i~
~uitabl~ for l~halation, po~sible pharmaceutical form~
bei~g both the powder inhalant (= DPI) a~d the con-
trolled-dosage aero~ol (= MDI).
The i~vention ther~fore al~o relate~ to these pharma-
ceutical form~, the DAP con~eniently bei~g filled ~to
: 10 contai~ers ~uitable for powder inhal~t, o.g. i~to a
~ap~ule ~uch a~ a gelatln cap~ule, or into a cartrldg~
for multiple-do~ge sy~t~m~, or into containers ~uitable
for controlled-dosage aero~ol~, with the 2dditio~ ~ a
propellant gaR llquefiable under pre~sure.
Propellant ga~as u3ed for the pharmaceutical form of the
controlled-dosag~ aero~ol are those which do not harm the
ozone layer, i.e. chlori~e-~ree, partially fluorinat~d
hydrocarbon~ u~iable under pre ~ur~ (~FC~ uch as
1,1,1,2,3,3,3-h~ptafluoxopropane (z R 227) and 1,1,1,2-
~, 20 tetra~luoroethan~ ~= R 134a) or a mixtur~ ther~of.
Sp~cial pho~pholipid mixtur~ with ~ pho~phat~dylcholi~econtent of 20 - 95%, prsferably 40 - 80%, eolu~le ln
water to give a mic211~r~colloldal solutio~, are u~ed a~
~ the ampholytic ~urfacta~t. ~-
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depending on the cho~en phar~aceutical ~onm, dif~ere~t
ampholytic ~urfactant type8 (~ . ~. with di~exe~t
pho~phatidy~cholin~ conte~tQ) a~d concentratio~ ax~
requ~red for the optlmal DAP in ~ach ca~.
By adapting in each i~dividual ca0a, the contant ~
ampholytic ~uractant in the DAP ~arl~ b~twee~ 0.01 a~d
10%.
Possible drug~ are a~y ~ubsta~ce~ ~uitable for i~halat~o~
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which are ~ery ~paringly water-~oluble ~olubil~ty i~
water le~ than 0.01~):
e.g. as diure~ics. furos~mide, azo~emide,
piratanide, bumeta~ida and
tora~m~ds :~
as a~timyaot~c~: clotrimazol~, miconazol~,
ketoconazole, itra~onazole;
bi~onazol~ and rllopirox
a~ a~tidiabetic~: glib~nclamiLd, ~limepirid a~d
in ulin
a~ antiallergic~: ASS/furo~ de combination
The lyophilization proc2~s g~ve~ the h~drophobic ~urface
o~ the ~ery ~paringly water-~oluble, m~cronized drug
particle~ a uni orm h~drophilic coating, thereby
eliminating the know~ a~hs~ion and agglo~eratio~ pro-
pertie~ o~ micronized drug particle~.
The use of a ~pecial ~atural phospholipid mixture
(ampholytic sur~acta~t) ~h~ch i~ chemlcally almost
iden ical to the ~ur~ctant ~o~m~d b~ the body a~d
present on the pulmonary muco~, achi~vs~ ~o~ only th~
good local tolerance but al80 ~ oUtBt~di~g wett~bility,
thu3 avoiding th~ known irritant ef~ct~.
The DAP prepared and formula~ed i~ thi~ way i3 pa~ticu-
larly suitable ~or UBe in the lDhalatio~l pha~mac~utiaal
2S or~ of the powder inhal~nt a~d the ~o~trolle~-do~3a~e
aero~ol with the prop011ant ga~ea R 227 a~d R 134a.
The ormulation~ do not reguire any other 10w- impro~ing
or ~u~pen~lon-atablllzing ad~nct~, ~o the substance
loading o~ th~ lu~g i~ ~tr~mely ~mall.
Ths~e ~AP ~orm~lat~o~ are phanmaceutically per~ect, can
be admini~tered in accurate do~e~ and ara ~tabl0 on
atorage.
I'he in~en~lon will now be illu~trat~d ur~her ~y mean~ o
the following Examples:
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Example 1: Preparatio~ of drug/adjunct pair (DAP~
0.4 g of phospholipid mixture ~80% of phosphatidylcho-
line) i~ di3per~ed in 80.0 ml of water ~or ~n;ectable
preparations, for 24 hour~ at laboratory temperature (ca. ::~
23C), with rotation. 20.0 g of micr~nized ~uro~mide
(particle ~iz~ 98~ ~ 5~) are introduced lnto and
~usp~nded in the ~lightly opal~cent, micellar~ colloidal
pho~pholipid solution fo~med ab~e. The ho~og~neou~ air-
~ree ~u3pe~ion i~ ~rozen by the ~ho~k proces3 ~c~.
-80C) and the~ dried ~or ~8 hour~ under h~gh Yacuum (13
Pa) at laboratory temperatur~.
Yield: 19.2 g.
The DAP i~ obtai~ed in the form of a looae, free-flowi~g
powder with a phosphatidylcholine content of 1.6% a:nd a
water content of ~001%. The activs ingredien~ conte~t i~
g7 - 98%. ~::
~xample 2: PrQparatio~ of DAP powder inhalant
The DAP (compo~ition according to Example 1) i8 pa~sed
through a ~ieve (me~h size O.315 mm) and filled into ~ize
2 hard gelatin capsu}3 at a rate o 20.4 mg i~ each,
corre~ponding to 20.O mg o furo ~mide.
The DAP can be a~mini~tered perfectly by msa~ of a
~uitable co~mercial applicator (e.g. "SpiDhal~r"). The
properti23 in reBpect of application technolsgy ~atis~y
the con~entional pharmacsutical requir~ment~.
Example 3: Preparation o~ DAP contrslled-do~age aero!~
Method A
The DAP ~composltion a~cording to Example 1) i~ pa~d
through a ~iev~ (me~h size 00315 mm) and filled into
contain~r~ ~uitabl~ ~or controlled-doaag~ aero~o~
(integral alumi~ium ca~, volume 22 ml~ at a rate of
0.510 g o~ DAP in aach, the contai~ers are ~ealed with a
metering valve suitable for controlled-do~age BUapen~io~
aero~ol~, a~d each co~tal~er ia ~hen filled with 13.49 g
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of R 227 through the matering ~alve. A homogeneou~
~table ~u~pe~sion o~ DAP in R 227 i~ pro~uc0d ater ~ri~f
~haking or after ultra~ou~.Ld trea~ment.
' EXamP1e 4: Preparation of DAP controlled-dosage a~ro~ol
: 5 Method
0.715 ~g of DAP (composition according to Example 1) i~
~ placed in a preR~urized v2~el (~olu~e 20 1) equipped
.' with a ~tirrer a~d a homogeniz~r, a~d 7.9~5 k~ of R 227
are the~ added undsr pres~ura. The whol~ 18 ho~ogenized
to ~orm a 8u~pen9io~. Containar~ ~uitable for
controlled-dosage aero~ola (int~gral aluminium cans,
volum~ 22 ml~ ara ~ealed em~ y with ~ meterlng ~al~e
(volume 0.1 ml) ~u~table for controlled-do~age eu~per.L~ion
aarosol~. In th~ first filling proce~e, 12.5 g of the
homoganeou~ u~pen~io~ are metsred into aach co~taine~r by
the know~L pre ~ure- f illi~g techni~ue~ I~ tha ~econd
f illing proce~s which follow~, the cont2~t~ of each
contai~er are dilu~ed with 1.5 g of R 227 in order to
flush out the meteri~g ~al~e~.
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preparad by method A or B contain~, p~x puff (0.1 ml),
5.1 mg of DAP (composition accordi~g to ~xampla 1),
corr~ponding to 5.0 ~g o~ furo~emid~, 0.1 mg o~
phosphatidylcholine and 134.9 mg o~ R 227.
Example 5: Prsp ra~io~ of DAP
O.3 g o~ pho~phol~pid mixture (45% o ~ho~phat~dylcho-
li~e) i~ di~per~ed in 270.0 ml o~ wat~r for inject,able
pr~paration~, ~or 24 hour3 at laboxatory tamperature ~ca.
23 C), with rotatlon. 30.0 g o~ micro~izad rilop~rox
'~ 30 ~particle ~ize 98% c 5~ are introduced into a~d
suspe~ded i~ the micellar/colloidal ~hosphol~p~d ~olutlon
formed above.
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The homog2neou3 air-fre~ ~u~pen~ion i~ froz~ by the
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g
shock proce~ (c~. -80C) and then dri~d for 48 hour~
under hish vacuum (13 Pa) at laboratory temperatur~
Yield: 29.1 g.
The DAP i~ obtained i~ the ~orm of a loo~a, free-flowing
powder with a pho~phatid~lcholine content o~ 0.5% a~d a
wat~r conte~t of 0.1%. The active ingredi~nt content ~9
9~ _ 99%.
Example 6: DAP controll~d-doRage a~ro~ol
The D~P (cempv~ition accordi~g to E~ample 5~ i~ pae~ed
through a ~i~ve (me~h siza 0.315 mm) and fillsd into
container~ suitable ~or con~rolled-dosage aeru~ol~
(integxal alum~nium ca~, volume 22 ml) at a rate of
0.404 g o~ DAP in e~ch, the container~ ars s0aled with a
meteri~g valve ~uitable ~or co~trolled-do~age ~uspension
aerosols, and 27.60 g o~ R 227 are then filled into each
container through the materi~g ~alve. A homoge~eous
stable ~u~pension o~ DAP in R 227 i~ produced after brisf
~haki~g or a~ter ultra~ound tr~atment.
